Trump Calls On Supreme Court To Reconsider Birthright Citizenship Ruling

President Trump announced Wednesday that his administration will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rehear its recent decision striking down his executive order limiting birthright citizenship, calling the ruling a “miscarriage of justice.” The president argued that the current interpretation of the 14th Amendment has encouraged widespread abuse of America’s immigration system.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said American citizenship “is not for sale” and pointed to reports of so-called birth tourism as evidence that foreign nationals are exploiting existing law to secure U.S. citizenship for their children. He insisted the nation’s highest court should take another look at the constitutional questions surrounding the issue.

The Supreme Court previously ruled 5-4 that President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship violated the 14th Amendment. The decision represented one of the administration’s most significant legal defeats on immigration policy during Trump’s second term.

Trump acknowledged that Supreme Court rehearings are rare but said the importance of the issue justifies another review. He also suggested that if the Court declines to reconsider the case, Congress or a constitutional amendment may ultimately be necessary to change the nation’s birthright citizenship policy.

The executive order, signed on President Trump’s first day back in office, sought to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the United States whose parents were in the country illegally or temporarily. The policy was immediately challenged in court and blocked before ultimately reaching the Supreme Court.

The administration is expected to file its rehearing petition within the coming weeks. While such requests are rarely granted, Trump has made clear that ending birthright citizenship remains one of his top immigration priorities and that his administration will continue pursuing every available legal avenue to defend the policy.